Do yourself a favor and watch this gorgeous time-lapse video full screen in 1080p. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
In honor of One World Trade Center becoming the tallest building in New York, EarthCam has released an exciting time-lapse movie showcasing the construction progress from 2004-2012. Watch years of construction in just two minutes!
Culture Buzz A time-lapse of Yosemite Park shot “over an extended period of time” that would make Hitler cure cancer and Ansel Adams shit his pants. Music: “Outro,” from M83’s album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.”
Culture Buzz 17 countries, 343 days, one incredible adventure.
In case you weren't on board either of Expeditions 28 or 29 earlier this year, the crew members took beautiful photos of Earth while aboard the International Space Station from August to October. This is midnight eye candy well worth your time.
You think your commute to work and around town is terrible? It's nothing compared to the chaotic and mesmerizing traffic in Ho Chi Minh City.
Culture Buzz 1970 marked the first New York City Marathon, with only 55 participants. Yesterday, the marathon reached 47,000 people running on the streets of NYC. Here is a beautiful time-lapse of the now annual MTA video sponsoring the event.
A timelapse video of 12,225 miles around the United States. Read more about this road trip here. (via briandefrees.com)
Unless I'm reading the score wrong, the YouTuber did it in 64 minutes. Impressive. (via.)
Just a heads up, kids. This is what your life looks like after you have a baby … but without the Benny Hill track. Every. Single. Day.
This is gorgeous. Since 22nd of July 2011 most of the articles about Norway have been about the terrible terrorism attack that took place at Oslo and Utoya. This video shows a quite different picture of Norway, the beautiful Hardanger Fjord in the Western part of the country. Take the time to honor the victims and the next of kin, and remember that Norway is still a strong (perhaps even stronger than before) democratic country, and that fact will never change.
Can’t get to a fireworks show tonight? Watch this collection of Chicago fireworks shows, courtesy of Vimeo artist Chris Pritchard.
Amazing footage taken at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) located in the Atacama Desert, Chile, shows the rotation of the Earth from the perspective of the stars. Pretty, mesmerizing.
Pi Day celebrated with a time-lapse of spiraling dominos. 3.141592653589793238462643383279…
Six hours of Photoshop shown over 4 minutes. If only doing clipping paths was this fast.
This video is what I felt like when I moved to Austin. Home at last. I stop motion animated my brother-in-law for three weeks, rotoscoped him and added Flash animation and time-lapse photograph. Ben from Radical Face was cool enough to let me use his song “Welcome Home.” [Ed. note: Seems like everyone's moving to Austin these days. See you there, I guess.]
This is what happens at a 24-hour Walmart. It's happening right now. And it will never stop. Things are surprisingly busy at Walmart around 2:30 in the morning. Think of this as an ode to the engine of consumerism. (from Bernstein & Andriulli, created for Fortune magazine.)
Have you ever wondered what cats do for 10 hours every day when you are at work? Absolutely nothing.
Animal NY friend Eric Spiegelman put together 130 photos of President Barack Obama posing with various diplomats at a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gotta love that gorgeous Obama smile™.
I guess focusing on the beard is unfair because they guy also was essentially documenting his walk through China, but the beard thing kind of wins.
Completing one Rubik's Cube is hard enough, but in this time-lapse video artist SPACE INVADER creates entire pictures using only the carefully arranged colors of the cubes.
A time-lapse video of a Cinco de Mayo festival in Portland, Oregon. The beautiful imagery with a hot soundtrack makes my cubicle feel a bit more festive.
Another awesome video from Keith Loutit, this one featuring the sea and helicopters. This would be perfect as an official music video (the song here is “Clementine” by Washington).
A simple, beautiful time-lapse video of four full seasons from photographer Eirik Solheim. With ambient sounds mixed in and seamless transitions, this quick video captures the ineffable passage of time.